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HVTNS growen olde 
ye ecrvyce of cure dred 
pryncc Benr^e, of that 
name 7c eighth, I beganne 
to esteme 7t a beavfe mat¬ 
ter and hard to remayne a 
clarhe, for verylte whiles 
one may mpe and smart, others live vn 
pleasaunce and malthe. 

S 06 as I, Benrve 'Cunstall, tohed a- 
bout mee, 1 sarre that ye monhs ledde 
easfe lives and vpa^ed fatte and great— 
soe fatte and vnsolent vndede that I lust¬ 
ed to become one. Te more I thought upon 
Vt, ve more I lusted, and soe v" tvme I 
Journeved to a holy Brotherhood wber I 
hoped to spend mv dates. 


























Vv4 tncsccractb yt mt not amTSs^ 
but anon I put to labour among ye 
bynds and tbennc I vt^yst I baddc caugbt 
a sprat yn place of a berryng for dale af¬ 
ter dale must I sy^lnbe and sy?eat yn ye 
scullerle yrbyles ye brethren held bygb 
revel yn ye common ball* Nedes must tbys 
vpcbened my stomacbe and I cast about 
for other tbyngs but not burryedlle, for 
yt ys ye hasty byteb that bryngetb forth 
blynd whelps, Soe after a long yeare yt 
fortuned that I went to Crabbouse pry- 
orle, an bouse of closed Nunnes yn ]Sor- 
folb near ye sea and here, after muebe 
trouble, for I styl bore my bodle uprygbt, 
I became ye gardener, 

VTN tbys place I dwelt for a space of 
\ three yeares or more hoped to live 
tyTye ende for ye worbe was not barde, ye 
llvyng was goode and ye open ayre gave 
mee a bolde stomacbe, 

ye cellar, too, there wer fine Italian 
\ wyneswbycb ye goode pryoress bad 
fetched from J^ondon and many wethers 
grazed & fattened on ye grene grass that 
covered ye broad pastures wbycb sloped 
from ye pryorle doun to ye fennes where 
ye river runnetb gentile fi pleasantlle to¬ 
ward ye sea. 


ikT 0016 Te smal be'ygbt whereon ye pr^- 
orie eatte amidded yt granaries and 
Tarns, trees and boscage, was so sette 
apart from ye King’s bygbwa^ that tc 
quiet was rarely sturred save bT those 
who bad to-do w^tb ye bol'y sisters. Te 
most frequent visitor, and bee came not 
often, was ve Hbbot of BoUyngton who 
lived not manip myles awa^e. Slbenever 
bee rctourned from Jvondon,bee tobe occa¬ 
sion to r^de to Crabbouse prvorie where¬ 
in bee was rvgbt welcome, not onel^ for 
bvs cberev gossyp of ye cytie and bvs 
metric jests but also for ye trynhets bee 
brought. Bys arryval at ye pryorie was 
a sign for a great feast for bee was a 
wyttie man of fyne parts, a jollic felowe 
whose velvet gown glystened wytb gold¬ 
en cbeyncs and bys mytered cappe shone 
wytb great perles. 

C wold do a man good yn bys heart 
to see bow proudlie bee rode and sette 
l%rtb yn bys gallant appareylle wytb a 
great route of servants swarmyng about 
ye bousyngs of bys horse. 

S OOCB to say, bee caused muebe flut- 
teryng yn our dove cote and aspecially 
when bee sattc at mete wytb ye pryoress 
yn ye byg ball, for then ye nunnes scur- 
ryed bytber and yon lyhe ants to bryng 


comforts ^yXh and sv^ctcs of cb 

bcc \vas over-fond. 

v?as a rare sygbt to see them all, 
Y ^nd lyttle, double uppe lybe 

fllyles as they louted low before tbeyre 
betters. I eay all, but I should e^ecept ye 
Novyce for at tbys tyme there was but one 
and sbee only a wysp of a gy rl, an orphan 
who badde bene attached to ye pryorie by 
wyl. Sbee was full of young, warm and 
lustie blood and her feet travelled faster 
than any and on tbys account sbee came 
muebe oftener before ye Hbbott, but sbee 
lobed bym evenly yn ye eye and bent rare- 
Ue, beyng as yet untrayned and bnowyng 
not her ful dutle to ye man of God. 

proper and fayre was sbee, wytb 
JY A comeUe red yn her cbebs, lyppes 
ryfle rowan berries and notbyng yn her 
body that you would have changed. So 
wynsome, too, was sbee that ye Hbbott yn 
bys goodness overlobed her lacb of man¬ 
ners and one tyme bee patted her cbebe ful 
fatberlie, whereat ye pryoress was wroth 
and not afterward dyd ye mayd appear yn 
ye balle. 

her faults rebubed, and yn 
other waies her trayning as a lad- 
Ic^nne went on apace. Not few wer ye 
tymes that I leaned on my spade bebynd 


yt ebfag^ie boscage atid listened to yt 
words of wysdom wbcrcwytb yt noblr 
pryorcss gave of ber ebarvtie some fruit¬ 
ful admonition and ledde ber charge for- 
in ie sanctified life* 
prioress was a sadde, discrete and 
V ^uncient dame and L being also wet 
striben Witb iears, wist ber words to 
bee sootb and wel spobe. JMost so when 
sbee cautioned against ie frailties of 
yt flesb and ie sinnes of yt world wbicb 
maidens should not bnow nor never even 
tbinb* Cbese whiles ie Novice cast doun 
ber eicn f ul modestlie and anon sbee wept 
sore but metbougbt upon occasion, for I 
could not wel bear at al times, sbee asb- 
ed shrewd questions and in nowise bum¬ 
ble. 'Chtst ie prioress answered not but 
bade ber to have faith, but otberwbiles 
ie olde dame encouraged ber 2ele and com¬ 
mended ber enthusiasm 

great stress wil come,'' said ie 
prioress, ^*in which tbi religion wil 
bee a strong staff & mani there bee who 
have attained sanctitie and even beati¬ 
fication for rigbtousness in sucb sore 
tribulation." 

spabe ic prioress and ie Novice 
^raised ber voice in gladness and 
hoped ie trial might come soon. But for 


my part I put lytle store hy tbTe STtbe I 
vpottc v?cl A ccftaytie ttiati tpbo vralhcd ytt 
eancXytit and hys upryght lyfc and noble 
speech brought comfort and compassipon 
to hys afflycted neighbors* Chenne yt 
happed that ye troopers slevp hys sow^ 
vphereupon hee dropped hys godUe gar¬ 
ments and mt\X to ye OeuyU 9tyl ^omn 
are uncertayne and none can say whyther 


\^tte vpyl jump. 

pryoress contynued ever her e^hor- 
V tatyons ^ needs must ye mayd grev? 
ever more godUe therby but shee ivas styl 
restless of foot.alert ^ seehlng of counte¬ 
nance, and gayned not peace as one vpould 
ejEpect. Hs touchyng thys I v^atched and 
doubted for v?hen ye Novyce passed mee, 
all woful yn outvrard seemyng, her darh 
eyen lohed out yn merrle guyse & alv?ays 

I f shee ashed mee also a questyon. 

C ye same tyme I felt ivarm, youthful 
and soe stronglle dravpne that I bore 
myself upryght ^ lohed after her as shee 
pressed doun ye sv^ard veyth her dayntle 
feet. Ofttymes shee made a lytle spryng 
that v?as so v?orldUe and yet so graceful 
and so featUe done ivythal that my heart 
leaped, my breath came short, and yt hap^ 
ped thereafter that I told not ye pryor¬ 
ess as my dutle bade* 


T 

mfo 


fji t^mc tooTtcametomce that bc^png 
so ^oung and starh sbee could mabe 
.../old age verie comfortable* sootb, 
yt began to appear to mce rygbt shameful 
that soe muebe sprygbtlyness 4 «d T^utb 
should be vpasted and lost 7*^ boiise of 
close JSunnes fon^^el 1 bne^ that her ga^ 
lobes and her comelle cbebes v;^ould pass 
v^yXh tyme and trouble ^fito a yellov? and 
vpiptbered old age* But of age sbee “was un- 
bnovpyng and of trouble not heedful* 

C RTBGJvHCTON T«dede, there tpas 
enough and more to follow?, for cver^ 
Utle vpbyle came rumours that oure dred 
Kyng Renrle, be^ng headstrong, l^bed not 
yc pope to gaynsale h^m and had yt yn 
mynd to bee hymself ye RoUe father to 
our Gngly she people* But of these thy ngs 
at that tyme there was no certayntle and 
whosoe conjectureth may as wel aym too 
farre as too short* ]Moreover, other troub¬ 
les lay yet closer for ever and anon came 
a monb or a nunne wanderyng myserabUe 
who told that oure pery lous pry nee hadde 
sette hys face agaynst ye monasteries and 
convents* Some bee hadde destroyed out 
of hand, whyle to others bee hadde sent 
euyl men for to sple out and bryng tyd- 
yngs of euyl thyngs, whereon bee myght 
myschyevousUe act* 


Y' 

ytioi 


T fOlX tnay ml believe that m at Crab- 
bouse felt the uncertayntle & feared 
069 ©four Uvyngs and justUeforsucb 
comforts and larders mt not to be found 
vn alle Bngland outsyde ye boUe places 
vpber God protected bys folloypers* Beyng 
but one man yt behooved mee to tabe noe 
juopardle yn sucb noyous tymes and soe 
I slept yn ye grey stone granarle v?ytb ye 
bar pulled across ye door, lest desparate 
menne should bryng trybulatyon upon us, 
as yn sooth they dyd yn ye end but al dyd 
not suffer alybe as you may see* 

6RC after ny gbt dyd I lit av?abe y n 
\\ ye granarle tbynbyng upon ye JSovyce 
who seemed soe bent on consecratyng her 
goodlte dales to our boUe relygyon. ^ly 
ynclynatyon ledde mee to consyder vs^ales 
for vpeanyng her from tbys doubtful doom 
but V(^ben a plan seemed readle I became 
uneasle and there vpould fall upon mee a 
great fere of ye rovyng men-at-arms ^ so 
betv^een desyre ^ dread I slept but lytle. 

Y n sucb perple^ytle and alarm ye v?yn- 
ter slypped by and sucb a gay spryng 
came as one sees onlle y n our fay re land of 
Bngland. Te flovpers ^ al ye grene tbyngs 
perbed up tbeyre prettle beads but so al- 
soe dyd ye vyle vpeeds vpbycb 1 cleared 
out vpytb muebe yrbsome travaylle. 


D ^RTNG Xhye space I but lytic 
of yc Novyce, save at such tyuics as 
sbec fared forth among ye flovpers & ye 
trees to tahe ye ayre and bearc ye smal 
fowles syng, 6bee vpas goodUe to lobe 
upon and sbee stepped v?ytb soe lygbt a 
step and sbev^cd soe blytb a spyryt that 
I fcrcd for her soul but even so I ivysbed 
sbee v^^er less devoted to ye order of close 
Nunnes* 5Clben sbee thought sbee vpas a- 
lone ofttymes her laugh vpas loud & quicb 
but thereafter dyd sbee vpepe ful sore. By 
these sygns I wy st yn sooth that her soul 
vpas yn payne & I felt strangUe dravi^n to 
help her secure ye mucbe-sougbt peace yn 
our blessed relygyon, but 1 wytbbeld and 
approached not leste 1 lose my Uvyng and 
further I hoped that sometbyng mygbt 
happen to send her to mee, 

ye dales passed yn peace to al 
^yseemyng untyl one afternoon as ye 
Novyce trypped by and I bore myself up- 
rygbt to lobe after her as my custom was 
I heard ye olde famylyar sound of clanb- 
yng harness, 

JvT I lobed overland & caught 
ye glynt of armour through ye lush 
bracnen of ye roadwale doun by ye fennes, 
Chys euyl sygbt could bode us noe good 
and fereyng for ye safctle of al 1 brobe ye 


fule of sytcnce and advyscd yt spfTgbtUe 
mnch to fUe to yt bouse* Sbee turned yti 
surprise and asbed wherefore* 'Cbenne I 
pointed oute ye ryders & sbee was muebe 
moved* Rer eyen lygbted uppe ^ ye redde 
of her prettie cbebes both wa^ed and wan¬ 
ed, but sbee fled not, nor dyd sbee shew 
ye fere and dred that such a sygbt must 
surelle bryng to one who ys seasoned yn 
ye faytb and assured of a Reavenlle lyfe* 
'"peradventure,"' sayd sbee, ^"tbys ys 
ye crysys of wbycb ye JVIotber Superior 
spobe and nowe, mayhap, I sbal 0 oe for¬ 
ward to sanctyfyeatyon*" 

a pON tbys I cbyded her & drove her 
onward untyl sbee was lost to sygbt 
among ye trees around ye pryorle* I re- 
mayned a short space to scan ye ryders, 
but when they turned yn ward 1 was fylled 
wytb mysgy vyngs and burryed to ye pry¬ 
orle wytb ye tydyngs* 

Y fe mayde I saw not at tbys tyme but 
I came upon ye pryoress yn ye com¬ 
mon ball* God wot by nowe I was alle a- 
tremble and my teeth beate and battered 
rygbt beavylle yette sooth to sale what I 
then spobe brought muebe concern to ye 
face of ye noble dame ^ muebe confusyon 
and gryef to ye goode systers who hast¬ 
ened yn wytb a strange bodyng of euyl & 


■yn and oute tbeT tan S ctyed barrow and 
wcylawaT, yn ye mydst of wb^cb a coni' 
panic of lean ryders came clanhyng ynto> 
ird bedded by ayoungysb cavalyer. 



'G pryoress, albeyt somewhat pale. 


V flynebed not for sbee was of noble 
byrtb, and when ye ryders badde dys- 
mounted sbee drew herself uppe & sayd, 
“■Cunstall, go forth and ash tbeyr busy- 
1 *or I fere they be foulUe sent.” 



*TS dutle i myslyhed, hnowyng wel 


^^ye wales of bardie hnaves wytb men 
lyhe mce, but as I held bach, consyderyng 
wbat I my gbt sale or bow I my gbt escape, 
her ladlesblppe lohed at mec flercelle and 
stamped her foot whereupon 1 went for¬ 
ward bastylle onlle to meet ye master cap- 
tayn comyng ynto ye common ball. 

bat swept ye floor yn a courtlle 
1 *guyse as bee ynquyred, ”Raye I ye 
honour to baylsale ye noble pryoress?” 

"Chat ye do,” sayed her ladlesblppe, 
"but pry thee tell mee by wbat rygbt you 
thus yntrude upon oure sacred pryvacle.” 

"Symplle enough my ladle,” replied ye 
captayn, tahyng a great roll from under 
bys clohe, "for I bryng to ye a greetyng 
from master Cromwell,ye servant of oure 
perylous prynce, wbycb greetyng ye are 
to rede to ye chapiter.” 


a pON thye yc prioress drew up ber 
shoulders as proude ladies do when 
distressed and turned to assemble all of 
ye nunnes,onlie to discover that alle wer 
gathered, not e^ceptyng ye JSoTyce who 
had crept yn from behynd stealthylie just 
as master Captayn's hat swept ye rushes 
from ye floor. 

Y B redyng tohe but a short tyme & was 
yndede nothyng other than oure feres 
warranted. Tt commanded ye closyng of 
ye pryorie, ye dyssolutyon of ye member- 
shyppe ^ announced ye confyscatyon of 
ye esta te to ye Crown. 

women whose lives hadde al been 
^^spent yn ye shelter of those walls, 
deth would seeme easyer, natheless each 
tohe ye blow accordyng to her stomache. 
Some wrung theyr hands and wept and 
others laughed aloud and then fell down. 
But ye pryoress stode staunch, beyng of 
hygh byrth, and I marvelled muche at her 
corage as shee chered her floch, for I, too, 
hadde lost an easie place wyth but scant 
warnyng. Tet yt came to mee that wyth ye 
breahyng uppe of ye pryorie, ye Novyce 
would be sette adrift, & ye affayre myght 
go forward to my advantage. ^Clyth thys 
yn mynde 1 sought for her among ye nun- 
nes. Hs ye pent floch ys scattered by ye 


ravening ^o\f, soc that doleful compaulc 
tanne bother and ^on yr\ Qtyzf and dys- 
arra^. But as 1 lobed from one to another 
of yt y93iylyr\Q women I saw that among 
them alle ^e Novice alone was not great- 
lie cast doun but seemed ipndede more ^yn- 
terested than afered* Hnd soothe to sale 
her chehes flamed from ^e eager turmoil 
wh^le her bright lobes scarce left yt up¬ 
right figure of yc Toung Captayne, 

a Kipng's ryder, forsooth, hee was 
j not bad to see, for he hadde a proude 
porte and was wel fetured, and of bodie 
strong ^ dene made. Hs I turned agayne 
from ye JSovyce I sawe hym shrewedlie 
runne hys eyen over ye wepyng nunnes un- 
tyl they reached ye mayde and there they 
clung lybe a bee to a flower. Chen after 
a tyme hee announced slowlie that havyng 
come a long waie hee and hys men would 
state over nyght at ye convent.Chys news, 
as ye mate wel belyeve was sore dyspleas- 
yng, but depryved of power as wel as her 
convent, ye pryoress could not gaynsaie 
hym, soe shee left ye common halle wyth 
her women, ^ cjuicbe theryn thronged ye 


men-at-arms. 

Y ]S ye hall was then a scene of wyld 
dysorder for ye troopers overranne 
everythyng lybe dogges seebyng a scent. 













Some brought fresbe tuutton up from yt 
fields Of poultfie from yt bams i^hyit yt 
others stode at ^e ffre and turned sp^ts 
on vphych the’v rosted haunches, saddles, 
and joints soe fatte & savourie that ante 
man's mouth tpoulde vpater that tpas not 
drie vp^th fere. Others, menewhyle, car¬ 
ried flagons of vp^ne from yt cool cellars 
and pillaged from yt h^tchyn so that ytt 
noe long t^me yt tables vper loaded doun 
vp^th tables and dr^nh, and ever^ one 
thenne sette to. 

C RROaGROOC al d^d muche trib¬ 
ulation fall upon mee for thei spar¬ 
ed not mi age. farre & fast ipas I driven 
bi ie troopers, and fetched and carried 
-Without stint. Chis I did unwillinglie 
as iou can hnow. But I hidde this feel¬ 
ing carefulUe sith ie good King's troop¬ 
ers are ever harsh in their dealings with 
serving menne, ^ ie wale to Reaven from 
al places is of lihe length and distance. 

R CaRB after houre thei satte at mete 
and With goode and daintie foods 
thei filled their bellies. Ht times I heard 
them laugh and boast of th^ir euil dedes. 
Row thei burned Rardscrabble JVlonaster- 
le because ie monhs wer lordlle and con¬ 
cerned them, and how thei hadde pilled ie 
Hbble of Bollington and left ie goode 


Hbbott and b^s fMome half dead wytb 
frygbt* Suebe tales left mee vpebe of bach 
and bent of hnee tbougb none other barm 
came of yt* 6oone darhness fell ^ ye can¬ 
dles sbone dym, and ye cressets smohed 
and flared v?byle yet they shouted, sang, 
smohed ^ bantered tbeyr coarse jests af¬ 
ter ye maner of troopers, 

H e length v?benne tbeyr yeynes yperre 
beted and swollen wytb yytayles and 
wyne these drunhen and desperate hnaves 
wa^ed wanton, & wandered off around ye 
convent wytboute anle let or byndrance, 

C O mee who remayned yn ye ball wytb 
ye Captayne and a few other beavle 
swasbbuchlers who loved best ye goode 
wyne of ye pryoress, there came ever and 
anon a sbryeh from some tymorous sys- 
ter, <ilayles of despayre myngled wytb 
loud pralers to ye Vyrgyn told of foule 
dedes, but these made no marh yn ye ball, 
yf yn sooth ye noyse was beard by those 
wassaylyng. Hs for mee, I hept oute of 
sygbt lyhe an owle and sayd nought for 
yt was not my bouse that was burnyng, 
RBNNB betymes arose an overlustle 
crle wbycb remynded mee of ye JSov- 
yce ^ lyhewyse dydde yt affect ye Cap¬ 
tayne, for wbyle 1 was consyderyng what 
best to do bee strode forth, lystened a 


certaTne short space, and then as another 
crte rang out hee went quychlie among 'ye 
croohed passages of 'ye convent. I saw 
hym noe more, but soon thereafter a sod* 
den loute swayed ynto ye hall & seyaed a 
great flagon of fyne Italyan wyne. Chys 
hee emptyed wyth manle myghtle oathes, 
yn whych hee abused ye Captayne ryght 
roundUe. (Qhyl styl mutteryng hys slym- 
le words hee sunh to ye floor and fell a' 
slepe. Strayghtwafe I hnew ye f ayth of y e 
Novyce hadde proved a strong armour, & 
greatUe I fered yn my soul that from thys 
success shee woulde bee resolved to goe 
forward yn sanctyfycatyon. I mused on 
thys as one after another of ye troopers 
dropped theyr mu22ie hedds on ye table, 
or fell aslepe beneath yt. 

S O ye nyght waned whyl I stode about 
straytUe, feryng to stop yn ye halle 
and feryng yet more to go to bedde. 

came at last & I felt my 
JtJl corage ryse as ye troopers gathered 
at ye blare of ye trumpet, f rowsyer hnaves 
I never saw. Some there wer who ate and 
some who dranh but al were slepfe & con> 
fused from ye nyght’s wantonyng. M^ny 
cursed whyl a few chuchled drunhUe, and 
at wer uglie soe I tohe goode heede to stay 
pry vylie & secretUe and to come not nygh. 


•fflT 6 Toung Captayne at frrst I saw not» 
V but at lengtb t« borses stode by and 
yT trumpet blew. Cbeutte al mounted and 
ecbe trooper bore wytb bym ye spoylc bee 
badde—al that bys borse could carrle and 
mucbe of tbys was from ye cbapel—rycbe 
cuppes and gold cbeynes and cbalices cun^ 
nynglie wrought and socbe-lybc. 

S O they made reddle and I was rejoyced 
to see them goe, albeyt I badde lost 
notbyng but my llvyng. Co my mynde ye 
affayre badde reached an mitgate. and my 
thoughts nowe beganne to turn to ye dys- 
traugbt Novyce. Now fyrst wytbout jeop- 
ardle I could entreat wytb her craftylle, & 
tbenne afterwards I thought to take lodg' 
yngs wytbe a fryend connected wytbe ye 
court. Bys bouse was large and yn syh- 
crness I could sytte wel and warm by ye 
fyre. wytb a cuppe and a tosted crabbe. & 
wbyle I weaned her from her relygyous 
bent I could talk and dryvel and drynb. 
27f BTI*- these tbyngs wer passyng ye 
^ay sonne shone doun and master 
Captayne rode oute from bebynd ye con* 
yent to ye bedde of bys troop. 

-rw S I lohed I was astonfed and almost 
stode forth from my bydyng, for on 
yenorse's croupe satte ye Novyce, wytb 
her arms arounde ye Captayne's wayst. 


dw^lTiiS A scUc shitIc. Rec gavtfc ^otd 
^ yt troop v?cnt forward. “Cbus ticy rode 
off, and as yt Novycc passed I saw that 
under ber tousled bayre ber eyen danced 
WTtb lights of jole yr\ wbycb there was no* 
s’ygn of questTon,nor yet of relygyon,.but: 
onlleof bnowlcdge,love, content, & bfyss.. 



















NX) 90 C comes to a bappie ende 
tb 7 s tale of Tc Novice & bef 
BeatTfTcat’yon, as sette doun 
hy Cbaries Bert Reed. Cv?o 
____ hundred and seventle copies 
on tabatman band-made paper have been 
pr'ynted for subscribers bi dliU Ransom, 
jviaber of Boobs, at bis private presse, 
fourteen «lest Qlasbington Street, Chi¬ 
cago, in ie montbe of X>ecember>lcm^3eiiJ. 
Designed, set, printed on a band presse, 
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